3 star petrol and 2-stroke oil dispensers Paddy Hopkirk 'Agordo' helmets Derriboot MCB's - Looked like bike boots, but were still made of rubber Rocket Ron Haslam on the VFR in 1986 Secondhand waxed cotton jackets smelt like Beelzibub's pants Draughting a lorry on your Fizzie Tank/seat units ( Mel LeMoto on my Fizzie) 'The Deceptives' (the road leading to Box Hill - very dangerous at speed) Paddock boots Marshall 'Deep tone' exhausts Dresda Hondas Kork Ballington - the last man ever to win on a Kawasaki Sheene and Parrish blowing up the toilets at the Swedish gp Fantic choppers But most of all...Kickstart. Can anyone remember the theme tune..?
Dresda Triton, petrol ration books issued but not needed, must have been early seventies. Steve Ration books 1973
Avon Roadrunners, and Speedmasters ( horrible square things), Suzuki AP50's, Puch Grand Prix, so many worrying memories!!
White socks turned down over sheepskin boots that zipped at the back. Newspapers stuffed down the front of the Barbour Jacket (before they were fashionable) to soak up the leaks, boiling the chain in a Duckhams round can on the mothers stove. Getting into trouble for leaving blackmarks on the white walls in the hall from the wax jacket,pinning loads of badges on the jacket,outrunning the cops at a checkpoint when I had a CB 750 and they had Triumph 500 twins. Damart thermals and yes Derri Boots. Rickman fairings and Craven Panniers and top boxes.
Dunlop Arrowmax, great pattern, not great tyre Honda VF750 FD (my first bike !!) chocolate cams, actually was great to ride GSX1100...wanted one so much, but would probably not still be here if I had one
Saw one of those the other week at the Friday get together, will try and get a pic next time! They were designed by a company in Cromer who I think are still going (Freewheel)
Getting pulled by a cop when I was doing 47mph flat out, with the wind behind me, on my FSIE. His first words to me were "and how fast do you think you we're going Mr Agostini?" :biggrin:
Damart thermals n lightning strikes. Being on a fifty to go to hear a 900SS, with long chrome Conti's, start up and then it left !! Also smokey Duckhams....
I've still got mine, sadly, last year, I had to make the decision not to use it anymore as it is fast falling apart. My replacement is some technical fabric thingy I have to faff around with to ensure I don't get a cold draught down the neck. The scarf just worked with no issues.
I threw the barbour out a few years ago. Have you seen the price 'vintage' ones fetch now!! I was oiling the chain last weekend and was thinking then of how it's all changed from boiling it up on the stove. I used to love watching the chain slurp down into the oil as it warmed up. As I was spraying my chain Husband asked me to do his as well (I had just cleaned both bikes) so over I go to his bike... shaft drive ...git! I started on a BSA Bantam so when I filled up with fuel (petrol was about 40p a gallon) I had to put oil into the fuel, thoughtfully provided for free by the garage in a large pump dispenser, then shake the bike from side to side to mix it.
Hmmm... Crap Michelin M59's on the back of my CBR400 cause they were cheap, but left great darkies! Getting away with speeding as the rozzers could never catch me, god bless fiesta police cars! Having my mum nag me for parking my RGV in the kitchen while they were on holiday, Getting caught 'entertaining' my girlfriends ladygarden by my mum.....eck Happy days
